In a speech given at the National Defense University, NTI President Charles Curtis discusses ways to build a global coalition to prevent the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and materials.

NTI Co-Chairman Sam Nunn speaks at the National Press Club to release the report, "Controlling Nuclear Warheads and Materials: A Report Card and Action Plan." The report, by experts at the Project on Managing the Atom commissioned by NTI, recommends steps to accelerate and strengthen nuclear threat reduction programs and calls for expanding these efforts to address insecure nuclear stockpiles around the globe.

This report is part of a collection examining implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which requires all states to implement measures aimed at preventing non-state actors from acquiring NBC weapons, related materials, and their means of delivery. It details implementation efforts in East Asia and the Pacific to-date.

A coalition of 20 security organizations from 16 countries called for more progress in a worldwide effort to stem the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons in a statement released in Paris.

In this speech delivered in Vienna, Austria, NTI President Charles Curtis calls for new and urgent worldwide actions to physically secure weapons and nuclear materials at their source to preclude the possibility that terrorists could get their hands on them. Curtis explains how current efforts to prevent nuclear terrorism do not come close to matching the threat.

In his remarks, Sam Nunn hails Kazakhstan's decision to dismantle their nuclear arsenal in the early 1990's and explains how through that action, they've built a friendship with the United States and been an example to the world.

This report is part of a collection examining implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540, which requires all states to implement measures aimed at preventing non-state actors from acquiring NBC weapons, related materials, and their means of delivery. It details implementation efforts in Central America, South America and the Caribbean to-date.